Street furniture brand Vestre and designer Emma Olbers have produced a piece of furniture using fossil-free steel that was made without creating carbon emissions. More about Vestre launches "world's first" furniture made from fossil-free steel
A circular seat made from deadstock bricks and an s-shaped bench are among the creative seating designs that have been installed throughout the Royal Docks as part of this year's London Festival of Architecture. More about Pews and Perches adds playful seating to London's Royal Docks
Dezeen Showroom: Norwegian designer Lars Beller Fjetland has created a bench informed by the design of pasta for aluminium producer Hydro. More about Bello! bench by Lars Beller Fjetland for Hydro
Beijing-based BLUE Architecture Studio has created a range of street furniture made from bamboo including seating, tables and accessories that are stabilised by the fabric of the surrounding city. More about BLUE creates "symbiotic" street furniture that relies on urban structures
Dezeen Showroom: Beomsuk Ko, founder of South Korean furniture brand Kobeomsuk Furniture, has designed a dining set with components that appear to float. More about Floating Top furniture collection by Beomsuk Ko for Kobeomsuk Furniture
Dezeen Showroom: designer Konstantin Grcic aimed to bring an element of surprise to a familiar form with Bench and the Bench table, his latest designs for Italian brand Plank. More about Bench collection by Konstantin Grcic for Plank
Ukrainian designer Victoria Yakusha has created her first collection of furniture following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which explores her connection to her homeland through a tapestry and animal-like seating. More about Victoria Yakusha designs furniture collection as homage to Ukraine
A bench made from reclaimed sandstone and a series of marble-patterned chairs are among the seats created for Mount Stuart House's Sitting Pretty installation. More about Scottish designers create benches informed by Mount Stuart House on the Isle of Bute
Tactile papercrete stools and a bench that symbolises rising sea levels are among the seating that has been installed throughout the Royal Docks for the London Festival of Architecture. More about Pews and Perches enliven London's Royal Docks for London Festival of Architecture
Dezeen Showroom: Chinese architecture firm Studio8 has designed a bench informed by Chinese linguistic characters. More about Caozitou bench by Studio 8
Dezeen Showroom: furniture brand Blu Dot has used bands of paper cord to encircle this simple wooden bench, designed to resemble a gift box wrapped in ribbons. More about Invitation bench by Blu Dot
Dezeen Showroom: created by Gandia Blasco artistic director José A. Gandía-Blasco Canales, the GB Modular bench is designed to bring a minimal and industrial aesthetic to both indoor and outdoor environments. More about GB Modular bench by Gandia Blasco
Dezeen Showroom: created by designer Jenni Roininen for Nikari, the Detalji bench is a warm minimalist piece with features woven from paper yarn. More about Detalji bench by Jenni Roininen for Nikari
Dezeen Showroom: furniture brand Miniforms has launched a modular bench called Marino with two different types of tables integrated into its design. More about Marino bench by Miniforms
A stone courting bench and a giant teacup are among nine imaginative seating designs that architects and designers have created for the London Festival of Architecture. More about Emerging designers brighten London's streets with playful City Benches
Dezeen Showroom: Sydney studio Design By Them has released an outdoor version of the Ribs bench, which was designed by Stefan Lie in 1998 and features a flexible spine that can be arranged into different positions. More about Ribs outdoor bench by Stefan Lie for Design By Them
Dezeen Showroom: Offset Cube is a sculptural bronze bench made by design studio Videre Licet, "which is as subtle as it is grand" and available through Los Angeles gallery Twentieth. More about Offset Cube bench by Videre Licet via Twentieth Gallery
Studio Hai has imagined a set of quirky outdoor benches and planters to help counteract the fear of missing out, or FOMO, during the coronavirus pandemic. More about Nomo Fomo benches are social distancing devices to help prevent FOMO
A cultural exchange between two regions underlies the work of design studio Bahraini-Danish, whose furniture features in the Dezeen x The Mindcraft Project collaboration. More about Bahraini-Danish creates architecture-inspired bench and bedside tables
Dezeen Showroom: the Bruda bench by international furniture brand Elan Atelier is cast in bronze from a single mould and polished to a gleaming gold colour. More about Bruda bench by Elan Atelier